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The political solution that is accepted by most of the current groups is the status quo : that is, to leave Taiwan's status the way it is, as a de facto independent state, without making a formal declaration of independence.

The status quo is accepted in large part because it does not define the legal status or future status of Taiwan, leaving each group to interpret the situation in a way that is politically acceptable to its members.

At the same time, a policy of status quo has been criticized as being dangerous precisely because different sides have different interpretations of what the status quo is, leading to the possibility of war through brinksmanship or miscalculation.

Political correctness is a term used to criticize what is seen as misguided attempts to impose limits on language and the range of acceptable public debate.

They argue that the political criticism of diction may inhibit freedom of speech, particularly the expression of opinions that risk offending some group; comparisons are sometimes made to George Orwell 's newspeak.

Some on the political left reject the conservative definition of the term when applied as a blanket political epithet to all liberals and leftists, but do believe that there is indeed a political correctness which has become a problem on the left.

Political rationalism emphasizes the employment of reason in social affairs: that is, individuals ought to submit to the logic and universality of reason rather than their own subjective or cultural preconceptions.

Nonetheless, between individualists (who emphasize the sacred status of the individual) and collectivists (who emphasize the sacred status of the group) exist a panoply of schools of thought that derive their impetus from the philosophical shades — the gray overlapping areas, which are today found in the perpetual disputes between individualists and communitarians.

Politically, socialists claim that the free market system (capitalism) should be replaced or reformed, with most arguing for a radical redistribution of resources (usually to ‘workers’ — i.e., those socialists deem who do not presently own anything) and for the state or some form of democratic institution to take over the running of the economy.

www.iep.utm.edu /p/polphil.htm (6112 words)

Political Status [Definition](Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)

Colonies In politics and in history, a colony is an administrative unit under the control of a geographically- distinct entity, usually an autonomous state.

This politicsPolitics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings.

Political science is the study of political behavior and examines the acquisition and application of power, i.e.

The political parties tend to divide between African and Indian descendants, the latter supporting the United National Congress of Basdeo Panday, the former supporting the governing People’s National Movement of prime minister Patrick Manning.

The relative political stability of Soomaaliland is now coming at the price of liberalism, with the arrest of opposition leader Suleymaan Maxamed Adan on treason charges.

Political parties are banned; all citizens are legally considered members of the ruling party.

Having had their political power-sharing proposals rejected (Canada's final constitution does not provide a political role for indigenous governments in the confederation) indigenous nations still claiming sovereignty have now the alternatives of seeking political association with a state or seeking total independence.

The political vacuum into which indigenous nations have been thrust is analogous to the conditions experienced by the Timorese peoples when Portugal withdrew from East Timor, in the 1970's, after a long period of colonial occupation.

Even though an indigenous nation may seek bi-lateral negotiations as a means of peacefully defining their politicalstatus in relation to the State of Canada, and the other nations of the world, there is no guarantee that the State of Canada or the other nations will be as responsible.

The politicalstatus of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is one of the most violently disputed issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

The Israel - PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (the DOP, better known as the Oslo accords), signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, provided for a transitional period not exceeding five years of Palestinian interim self-government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Direct negotiations to determine the permanent status of Gaza and West Bank had begun in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus, but have been derailed by the al-Aqsa Intifada that broke out in September 2000.

The PoliticalStatus Modifier is determined by which row on the PoliticalStatus Display on the STATUS CARD the Major Power is presently located (Fiasco Zone "-2", Instability Zone "-1", Neutral Zone "0", Dominant Zone "+1").

If the modified result is greater than or equal to the number required for Influenced, or Ally (depending on the present status of the minor country or Kingdom), then the attempt is successful, and the status of the minor country or Kingdom is downgraded one step [8].

The political point cost for responding to a call to allies is determined by 4.4.1.

Under the hidden agenda of that Agreement, the politicalstatus gained by Billy McKee and his comrades on hunger strike in Belfast Jail in 1972, and won back once more after it had been removed by the British government in 1976, was withdrawn again for new prisoners.

It is a continuation of the 'normalisation' (ie criminalisation) process begun by the British in the Six Occupied Counties in the mid 1970s -- To treat the political conflict caused by the British occupation as a series of criminal incidents to be dealt with by the police and the normal justice system.

The PoliticalStatus for Irish Republican Prisoners Petition to The British Prime Minister was created by Irish Republicans and written by Patsy O'Connor.

Plebiscites have been held on the politicalstatus of Puerto Rico, but the results are seen as inconclusive for a number of reasons.

11/14/93 Results of the politicalstatus plebiscite (which was authorized by the legislature and governor of Puerto Rico) were 826,326 votes for commonwealth (48.6%), 788,296 for statehood (46.3%), and 75,620 for independence (4.4%).

A major provision of the bill is the call for a plebiscite to be held in Puerto Rico by December 1998, at which voters would indicate their politicalstatus preference for either commonwealth or full self government (i.e., independence/free association or statehood).

We should not forget that the campaign to remove PoliticalStatus was part of an original Political package, which included the Northern Ireland Convention, a ceasefire leading to a general ending of hostilities, and the phased release of Internees.

British propaganda at this period attempted to establish that the military and political struggle that had been going on over the last decade in the 6 Cos had ceased to exist, and that the British were only faced with the conspiracy of a few criminals.

They attempted to put a bogus respectability on the torture carried out on the political prisoners, that had preceeded their appearance before the court, in addition to this the Diplock courts were meant to give a legal facade to the Criminalisation policy.

The need to align politicalstatus with emotional reality is the core, the essence of the dilemma that keeps Puerto Rico etched in indecision.

When politicalstatus and emotional reality are out of joint, psychological dislocation results and persistent unease prevails.

The political party that correctly senses this, and properly presents the case for P.R. independence, could gain valuable leverage with the key Hispanic vote in the U.S. Another potential source of support could be the many Puerto Ricans attending stateside colleges and universities.

Frustrated by traditional partisan politics and the quality of national media coverage of elections, this party proposes to seek "direct input" from the public to mold this new politically centrist party into a vehicle that unifies America in the 21st Century.

www.politics1.com /parties.htm (9630 words)

Political Party History in Alaska(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)

Limited Political Party: AS 15.30.025 and 15.60.010(13) - A Limited Political Party is a political group which organizes for the purpose of selecting candidates for electors for President and Vice President of the United States.

To qualify for this status, a Limited Political Party petition is submitted to the Division of Elections and must be signed by 2,878 registered voters to qualify for the presidential election in 2004.

A Limited Political Party ceases to be recognized in the State of Alaska if its presidential candidate fails to receive at least three percent of the votes cast for President.

The IPSC campaigns for the restoration of Politicalstatus, and for the repatriation of Irish POWs incarnated in England to Ireland.

We may have our political differences but the IPSC are focused on the one issue and that is POLITICALSTATUS for all Irish republican prisoners.

Fair play to the writers of the Soveriegn Nation, Starry Plough, Saoirse, Beir Bua, and the IPSC newsletter that have highlighted the plight of political prisoners in Free State and English gaol, and highlighting the importance of politicalstatus.

A D6 is rolled, modified by: the National Modifier, the PoliticalStatus Modifier and an additional "+2" if the Major Power attempting to gain control of the minor country or Kingdom is already at war with any of the Major Powers that have declared war on that minor country or Kingdom.

If a controlling Major Power's politicalstatus marker is located in the Instability or Fiasco Zones on the POLITICALSTATUS DISPLAY on the STATUS CARD during a Minor Country Control Step, minor countries or Kingdoms located in its diplomatic track may change control or revert to Neutral status at the start of this step.

If a minor Client State reverts to Neutral diplomatic status then all its forces at the time are recorded for use when war is declared upon it, and any ships are immediately placed into ordinary in the largest port of the minor country or Kingdom.

Firmly resettled means that the alien was offered residence status, citizenship, or some other form of permanent resettlement by another country and traveled to and entered that nation as a consequence of his or her flight from persecution.

While an applicant granted only withholding of deportation may remain in the country and obtain employment authorization, this status will not lead to permanent residence, and the USCIS can still attempt to deport the alien to a third country that might be willing to accept the alien.

(2) If the applicant is in status, and the officer wishes to deny the case, the applicant must be sent a notice of intent to deny, which sets out the reasons why the officer intends to deny the case, and gives the applicant at least ten days in which to rebut the notice.

At that time Karachi was a city of only 400,000 people, and its growth accelerated as a result of its new status.

Although the capital later moved to Rawalpindi and then Islamabad, Karachi remains the economic centre of Pakistan, accounting for a large portion of the GNP of the nation and a large chunk of the nation's white collar workers.

en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karachi (3000 words)

Political status of Taiwan - Pictures(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)

The politicalstatus of Taiwan is controversial due to questions about whether Taiwan should remain part of the Republic of China, become part of the People's Republic of China, or become an independent Republic of Taiwan.

When given a choice between the three options of independence, status quo, or unification, typical results of recent polls show 20% in favor of independence, 15% in favor of unification, and about 50% in favor of status quo.

Poll results also tend to be extremely sensitive to how the questions are phrased and what options are given, and there is a tendency by all political parties to spin the results to support their point of view.

These political prisoners are systematically tortured and held in substandard conditions, with little hope of justice.

Meanwhile, violations of women's human rights, religious persecution, abuse of political prisoners, and the wanton destruction of religious and historic buildings by the Chinese regime have not dimmed the spirit of the Tibetan people in their struggle for independence.

www.tibettruth.com /status.html (2341 words)

IMPLEMENTING ‘STANDARDS BEFORE STATUS’ POLICY CORE POLITICAL PROJECT FOR UN KOSOVO MISSION, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)

Annan stresses that multi-ethnicity, tolerance, and equal rights for all communities must be upheld by all local institutions and that acts of intimidation and violence, particularly against minorities, are detrimental to achieving progress in any area and must stop.

Noting that ownership carried with it responsibility, he said that only when the Kosovo leadership had fulfilled the responsibilities it already had could further responsibilities be discussed. The Council would welcome Kosovo’s participation in its deliberations, providing that the delegation was multi-ethnic.

) said that the standards before status policy did indeed require a work plan by which to measure implementation. He was pleased to learn that UNMIK and the provisional authorities were meeting in working groups. He trusted that, very soon, the Serb representatives would join the working groups. He also agreed with Mr.

The report, "The Status of Women in the States 2000," gives New York state an overall grade of B-minus on its report card for women's economic equality, earnings and employment.

Intended to provide policy-makers at the state level with relevant information necessary to address women's issues, the report establishes baseline measures for the economic, political and social status of women in the state of New York.

Ironically, the study further points out that New York has the highest ranking for women's access to institutional resources in politics because the state has a Commission for Women and a bipartisan Legislative Women's Caucus, where elected officials hold formal meetings to discuss issues that are critical to women, their families and their work.

UNITED STATES- PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS ACT(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)

HR 856 is in response to the 1993 Puerto Rican plebiscite in which less than a majority approved the current status and thereby left unresolved the island's politicalstatus, continuing for almost a century US rule over this American territory acquired in the Spanish-American War of 1898.

The bill seeks to resolve the status issue by addressing the Puerto Rico legislature's request for a self-determination process guaranteeing the island's decolonization by means of federally sponsored plebiscite in 1998.

THE GOLDEN TEMPLE THEO-POLITICAL STATUS(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)

Well understanding the theo-political status of the Golden Temple and its adjuncts, the redoubtable Abdali, had the temple demolished, its adjuncts destroyed and its lakes filled up and ploughed over, a strange precursor of the Second World-War Morgenthau plan of the Allies, calculated to evirate culturally and industrially the German people.

These Maratha chiefs well understood that the restoration of the true theo-political status of the Golden Temple was an integral part of their Grand National project of regaining liberty of the people and the freedom of India.

Throughout the remaining British period, till 1947, the Sikhs zealously guarded the theo-political status of the Golden Temple and throughout, never hesitated to assert their right to use it and its precincts for the integrated Sikh activities of a theo-political character.

The following political parties are qualified to appear on Michigan’s August 8, 2006 primary ballot.

QUALIFIED TO NOMINATE BY CAUCUS OR In addition to the political parties listed above, the following political parties are qualified to appear on Michigan’s November 7, 2006 general election ballot.

A political party listed below will gain the right to appear on Michigan’s November 7, 2006 general election ballot if the party files a “new political party” petition containing at least 31,776 valid signatures no later than 4:00 p.m.